I really can't control myself

The headquarters of the Church of Light is located in the holy city of Cortona. There is a huge inland sea in the middle of the entire continent. The largest peninsula on the inland sea is called the Vera Peninsula, and the holy city of Cortona is at the southernmost part of the Vera Peninsula. , a city surrounded by the sea on three sides, is of course the place closest to the birthplace of God as they boast.

According to the Church of Light, there is an unknown island of God in the middle of the central inland sea in the middle of the continent. That is where God was born, and the southernmost tip of the Vera Peninsula is the closest place to this island. Linton also researched this statement in depth, and found that no one has really discovered the so-called Island of Gods until now. It is just illusory anyway, similar to the legend of Penglai Island in China.

One way to get to the holy city of Cortona is by boat. The St. Willan Empire still has a border line close to the central inland sea, and there is also a port. You can go there directly by boat. Of course, another more convenient way is... the teleportation circle. Yes, the church itself can build magic circles. Of course, the holy city of Cortona also has magic circles, and there are quite a few cities it leads to.

Linton's choice of course was the teleportation array. After all, he was going to be late. It would take about twenty days to arrive by sailing. By that time, not only would it be the Divine Liturgy Day ceremony, but also the church's annual meeting would be well past.

By the time Linton arrived in the holy city of Cortona, it was already the morning of January 1st, which was the day of Divine Liturgy. Of course, Linton has not been idle these days. Doesn't this mean that the Church of Cthulhu has been holding back big plans for this month? Of course, the commotion cannot be just in the holy city of Cortona. Linton has been busy these days. I casually visited a few cities in the next day, selected the place, and designed the monster. When the time comes to start taking action, I just need to open a portal and throw the card directly.

As the Divine Ceremony Day approaches, the holy city of Cortona has actually implemented controls because there are so many people who want to attend the ceremony here. As soon as Linton and his party left the teleportation array, they were stopped by people from the church, who of course asked Linton about their identities. Of course, they were a group of people, but Linton was the only one who came. Although Linton was followed by several people who looked like guards, they were actually just people that Linton used the clone technique to separate.

Yes, Linton used the clone technique instead of the shadow clone technique. The people created by the clone technique have no fighting ability. They will disperse when touched, which is closer to the level of illusion. Of course, Linton did not use them to fight in the first place. , mainly because using shadow clones is too noisy, but the clone technique does not have this trouble, these people are really just clones.

"Your Majesty, Linton Meloway." Linton also directly announced his family name, and the Holy See knight who asked Linton had obviously heard of this name.

"Is it Lord Sword Master?" The other party looked at Linton in surprise, "The Pope has been looking forward to your visit."

"Well..." Linton heard this and nodded deliberately as if it didn't matter, and then directly asked about other things, "That's right, I have something very important now, and I want to talk to Melissa from your church. , I wonder if we can meet now? "

"Melissa? Are you talking about Priest Melissa?" the knight was stunned for a moment and asked.

"Well, yes." Linton nodded.

"Lord Sword Master, the grand ceremony is about to begin. The priest is currently making preparations. He should not be able to see you now." The knight said, "I don't know what you have to do. I can help you make an announcement now."

"Where will the ceremony be held?" Linton asked.

"Please come with me, sir." The knight led Linton to the door of the teleportation array. Linton saw the whole of the holy city of Cortona for the first time. The location of the teleportation array is quite good. It is located in the center of the city. The first thing Linton saw was a straight avenue paved with white stones in front of him. It ran through the entire city and went up like a ladder to the end. Go to a huge church building on the hill ahead.

Although there was a slight distance, Linton could tell that the huge church over there should be the headquarters of the Church of Light. The huge white-gold building was majestic and majestic. Just looking at it gave him a wonderful sense of holiness. Facing the sun, it seemed like It would emit a sacred light, and even Linton had to sigh at the beauty of this building, and even felt that it was a pity to blow up.

"Is this where the ceremony was held?" Linton asked, pointing to the cathedral in the distance.

"No, sir, look over there." The knight pointed to the other side. Linton turned around and saw that the other side of the white road led to a circular square on the coast, built on the cliff above the sea. , is also an extremely beautiful and sacred large square. In the middle of the square is a huge statue of an old man in a robe. He spreads his hands as if he wants to hug him. Although he doesn’t know who it is, just looking at the statue I just feel like this is a great man.

"That's the Holy Altar, and it's also the southernmost point of the Vera Peninsula, the place closest to the Island of Gods." The knight said.

Linton understood, isn't it said that the place where God was born is the Island of Gods? The ceremony must be held closest to the Island of Gods, that is, at the southernmost location in the city of Cortona. After all, you are worshiping the Gods. You must face the direction of God.

"Soon, the Pope will follow this holy path all the way to the sacrament altar at the south end, where the ceremony will be held." Knight Report reported.

This is the first time Linton has heard of this process. He originally wanted to go directly to the main forum, but he didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative. This is a good thing. After thinking about it, Linton asked: "Will Melissa come too?"

"Uh..." The knight looked at Linton a little strangely, but replied, "Of course, not only Lady Melissa, but all the church leaders will go to the sacrament altar."

"Then I understand." Linton nodded, then motioned for the knight to leave.

The knight in charge of the reception felt a little strange. Of course, this matter still had to be reported, so he quickly reported it to the church. The ceremony was about to begin at this time, and the Pope was busy with the ceremony. He was not surprised when he heard the report below that Linton was here. After all, it was the face of the church, so it would be strange if Linton didn't come. Of course Although he also had many things to ask Linton, the ceremony was more important now. He would summon Linton after the ceremony was over.

Melissa also received a report saying that Linton was here, and it seemed that he specifically mentioned that he wanted to talk to her about something important. Of course Melissa also wants to see Linton, but now is really not the time. Yes, she is also busy with the ceremony, and this ceremony is particularly important to her. You must know that she has already appointed the highest priest. This will be announced to the public after the church annual meeting, so this time the priest The ceremony was equivalent to her first appearance in front of the congregation as the highest priest. This was a very important matter, so even if she wanted to meet Linton now and ask what the important matter was, she would have to wait until the ceremony. after.

Of course, Melissa was a little strange, because after carefully asking the knight responsible for the reception, Linton specifically mentioned that he wanted to see her, which should be related to the Book of Sealing, but she had nothing to do now, so she should wait until after the ceremony. .

Soon, it was close to noon, the ceremony was about to begin, and the Holy See's team was also preparing to set off for the sacrament in the south of the city.

At this time, the city of Cortona was already filled with believers from the Church of Light, and the whole city seemed a bit crowded. The team of the Church of Light set out from the cathedral on the hill, and there were almost a thousand people in the team. The leader is naturally the contemporary Pope. Behind him, the church elders, cardinals, bishops of various regions, and chiefs of various institutions are arranged in order according to their respective statuses, followed by a large number of church knights.

The church's team moved all the way south along the holy road in the middle, not very fast, like patrolling the streets. And when the pope's team came to the front, the believers watching the ceremony on the holy path in the middle would spontaneously retreat to both sides of the road to worship, automatically making way for the troops in the middle.

The scene was very spectacular. Under the admiration of countless believers, the church procession slowly sneaked along the holy path in the middle. It was a scene full of ritual and piety. However, what no one expected was that at this moment, someone actually interrupted the ceremony.

The Holy See's team stopped, or to be precise, they were stopped. When I got here, everyone around me automatically retreated to both sides of the road. However, there was a person staying in the middle of the road. Of course, he was very conspicuous. Everyone looked at the person who stayed.

Pope St. Reno frowned slightly. It’s not that people who make trouble on Divine Day have never appeared, but they are really rare. People who come to the Holy City will be inspected, and it will be difficult for enemies of the church to sneak in, and ordinary people He also didn’t dare to provoke the church at all. If he made trouble with the church at this time, he would definitely be wildly retaliated by the church.

Although he was a little angry in his heart, Sheng Rino still suppressed it for the time being and asked: "Your Excellency, is..."

The person who appeared was of course Linton, and he ignored the person who looked like the Pope at all. Instead, he shouted directly to the team in front: "Melissa! Are you there?"

"Lord Linton?" Although Melissa has not officially taken office, she is currently standing in the position of the highest priest, not far behind the Pope. She heard the voice and stepped forward to look, only to find that it was Linton.

"Are you Melissa?" Linton stared at him with dangerous eyes as if he was seeing Melissa for the first time, "The sealed book is in your hand, right?"

"You're not Linton!" Melissa here suddenly reacted and said, "Who are you?"

"It seems it is indeed you, that's right." Linton laughed sinisterly.

"Catch him!" The Pope next to him saw something was wrong and said quickly.

At this time, Linton was also ready to take action.